Quotes by Observation Reality gets created through acts of observation Fred Alan Wolf observationreality Nothing is so capable of diminishing self-love as the observation that we disapprove at one time what we approve at another. Francois de La Rochefoucauld observationone-timeself I never gossip. I observe. And then relay my observations to practically everyone. Gail Carriger relaysobservationgossip They who depend upon manifest observations will philosophize better than those who persist in opinions repugnant to the senses. Galileo Galilei observationmanifestopinion To find out what happens to a system when you interfere with it you have to interfere with it (not just passively observe it). George E. P. Box observationresearchscience It is inherent in any definition of science that statements that cannot be checked by observation are not really saying anything or at least they are not science. George Gaylord Simpson observationdefinitionsevolution Observation is the most enduring of the pleasures of life. George Meredith observationendurepleasure I was taken to the hospital for observation. I stayed several days, didn't observe anything, and I left. George Carlin observationlefttaken The observer listens to nature: the experimenter questions and forces her to reveal herself. Georges Cuvier observationforcescience Criticism is not construction, it is observation. George William Curtis observationconstructioncriticism I love astute observations and really great wordplay. I love the way that Louis C.K. observes life, and I love the way Patton Oswalt talks about it. Greg Behrendt astuteobservationway The ability to make witty observations is commonly refered to as "cynism" by people who lack it. George Bernard Shaw observationwittypeople Theories crumble, but good observations never fade. Harlow Shapley observationastronomytheory Objectivity is the delusion that observations could be made without an observer. Heinz von Foerster observationobjectivitymade In one word, to draw the rule from experience, one must generalize; this is a necessity that imposes itself on the most circumspect observer. Henri Poincare observationexperiencescience The observation of nature is part of an artist's life. Henry Moore observationartist Observation - activity of both eyes and ears. Horace Mann observationeyeears The plan of salvation as stated in the Bible can be seen through observation of the universe around us. Hugh Ross observationsalvationscary A single observation that is inconsistent with some generalization points to the falsehood of the generalization, and thereby 'points to itself'. Ian Hacking generalizationinconsistentobservation We must look a long time before we can see Henry David Thoreau observationlonglooks«12345678»
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